Imperial China Study Guide

During the Song Dynasty, China urbanized. What does this mean?

• factories were built across the country

• people moved to the countryside

• cities expanded and grew

• the people converted to a new religion

Where did Buddhism originate?

• India

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• China

What was the Silk Road?

• a national park in Southern China

• a road made of literal silk

• a road connecting the major cities of China

• a trade route that connected China to the world

What is the name of the dynasty founded by Kublai Khan and the Mongol invaders?

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

Which of these is an example of meritocracy in China?

• Civil Service Exams

• Feudalism

• Mandate of Heaven

• jihad

True or False: China is responsible for countless inventions, like printing, paper, gunpowder, and clocks!

• True

• False

What is a bureaucracy?

• Trick question! Bureaucracy is not a real word.

• a cabinet or "chest of drawers"

• a system of where the emperor makes all the decisions personally

• a system of government workers who work together to complete tasks (e.g. collect taxes, military, manage projects, etc.)

Which crop was China dependent on in the Medieval Era?

• quinoa

• wheat

• rice

• potatoes

Civil Service Exams were influenced by Neo-Confucianism, a belief system that inspired...

• humanism

• loyalty and respect

• independence

• democratic ideas

Who was Zheng He?

• a scientist who discovered gunpowder

• an explorer who spread Chinese influence around the world

• a pirate

• a powerful Chinese emperor who defeated the Mongols